HUD lender profile

Highland Commercial Mortgage, LLC: HUD multifamily lending record

HUD insured 26 multifamily loans with Highland Commercial Mortgage as lender in FY2022-FY2026, for $687 million and 4,815 units. That is 1.1% of all HUD multifamily dollars in those years and #25 among lenders.

$687Mendorsed, FY2022-FY2026
26loans, FY2022-FY2026
$15.4Mmedian loan size
107active HUD apartment loans it services

What the numbers say

In FY2026 it closed 9 HUD loans for $302 million, up 199% from FY2025 and ranking #16 among HUD multifamily lenders that year.

NC/SR was its largest program at 84% of five-year dollars, followed by 223(f) at 15%.

It lent in 6 states; Louisiana was the largest at 24% of dollars.

Its median loan was $15.4 million, close to the $14.3 million median for all HUD multifamily endorsements in the same years.

On 223(f) loans, the median time from firm commitment to initial endorsement was 95 days (6 loans), against 87 days for all lenders.

9 of its 26 loans (35%) carried low-income housing tax credits, against 32% across all HUD multifamily endorsements.

HUD volume by fiscal year

$0M$80M$160M$240M$320M'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26
  • 223(f)
  • New construction / sub rehab
  • Other programs
Mortgage dollars at initial endorsement, FY2017 to FY2026. Table below.
Highland Commercial Mortgage, LLC, initial endorsements by fiscal year
FYLoansDollarsUnits223(f)NC/SROtherRank
FY2026 9 $302M 1,706 3 6 0 #16
FY2025 4 $101M 851 0 4 0 #26
FY2024 4 $120M 1,046 0 4 0 #18
FY2023 4 $80.6M 554 1 3 0 #26
FY2022 5 $83.2M 658 2 2 1 #37
FY2021 17 $264M 2,325 4 6 7 #26
FY2020 12 $226M 2,014 0 7 5 #20
FY2019 7 $170M 1,312 2 5 0 #23
FY2018 15 $251M 2,332 5 10 0 #15
FY2017 10 $90.5M 1,314 4 4 2 #32
Since FY2012167$2.67B27,427

Program columns count loans. Rank is by dollars among all HUD multifamily lenders that fiscal year.

Program mix, FY2022-FY2026

By HUD program category
ProgramLoansDollarsMedian loanAll lenders' median
New construction or substantial rehab (221(d)(4), 220, 231, 213)19$578M$27.8M$23.9M
223(f) purchase or refinance6$104M$14.6M$13.5M
223(a)(7) streamlined refinance1$5.3M$5.3M$10.4M

Where it lends

Top states, FY2022-FY2026
StateLoansDollars
Louisiana10$162M
Alabama4$59.2M
North Carolina4$191M
Florida3$142M
Tennessee3$113M
Arkansas2$20.0M

Firm commitment to closing

Days from the firm commitment date HUD records to initial endorsement, for this lender's FY2022-FY2026 loans. This is the last stretch of a HUD deal, after underwriting is done; it is not the whole timeline from application.

All its loans with both dates (26)
130 days median
Middle half of its loans
85-185 days
223(f) (6 loans)
95 days
NC/SR (19 loans)
136 days
All lenders, FHA programs, FY2022-FY2026
91 days

Most recent HUD endorsements

Latest 12 loans with Highland Commercial Mortgage as lender at initial endorsement
EndorsedPropertyCityProgramLoanUnits
2026-09-15 Residences @ Highland · LA Baton Rouge NC/SR $47.1M 224
2026-07-30 Citizen Apartments · AL Birmingham 223(f) $15.2M 144
2026-06-18 The Gateway · FL Orlando NC/SR $62.5M 270
2026-04-28 The Boulevard Apartments · LA Gretna 223(f) $14.0M 201
2026-04-02 River Music Apartments · NC Spring Lake NC/SR $47.2M 264
2026-01-07 The Townes of Hampshire · AL Opelika NC/SR $27.9M 155
2025-12-16 Fairfield Avenue Apartments · FL St. Petersburg NC/SR $64.2M 264
2025-10-30 Villa Broussard I · LA Broussard 223(f) $10.3M 100
2025-10-23 North Village Apartments Phase III · LA Ruston NC/SR $13.8M 84
2025-06-27 Riverside Lofts at Federal City · LA New Orleans NC/SR $7.1M 60
2025-01-23 Argento at Three86 · TN Gallatin NC/SR $62.9M 286
2024-10-30 Northside Villa Apartments · LA Shreveport NC/SR $3.1M 84

Largest loans, FY2022-FY2026

Largest 8 by mortgage amount at endorsement
PropertyCityProgramLoanEndorsed
Fairfield Avenue Apartments · FL St. Petersburg NC/SR $64.2M 2025-12-16
Argento at Three86 · TN Gallatin NC/SR $62.9M 2025-01-23
The Gateway · FL Orlando NC/SR $62.5M 2026-06-18
Argento at Riverlights · NC Wilmington NC/SR $60.3M 2022-10-26
River Music Apartments · NC Spring Lake NC/SR $47.2M 2026-04-02
Residences @ Highland · LA Baton Rouge NC/SR $47.1M 2026-09-15
930 Poydras Apartments · LA New Orleans 223(f) $47.1M 2021-11-23
Argento on the Broad · NC Arden NC/SR $43.1M 2024-04-18

Its HUD servicing book today

HUD's active insured mortgage file (as of September 30, 2026) lists Highland Commercial Mortgage as servicer on 107 apartment loans with $1.64 billion of balance and 16,050 units. The median note rate on that book is 3.41%. 78 of the loans carry a rate under 4%. HUD lists the same name as holder of 107 loans.

221(d)(4)
55 loans
223(f)
26 loans
223(a)(7)
24 loans
241(a)
1 loans
Other
1 loans

Largest servicing states: Alabama (35), Louisiana (34), Florida (8), North Carolina (7), Georgia (6), Mississippi (5).

Other names in HUD's endorsement data that begin the same way (HUD files them separately, and we do not combine them): Highland Mortgage.

Compare it with the rest of the market in the HUD lender league table, see what recent loans closed at on HUD rates, or read how the 223(f) and 221(d)(4) programs work.

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